Legislation

Cosponsored — Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network.

Cosponsored — A bill to extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to direct the Secretary of State to review the termination characterization of former members of the Department of State who were fired by reason of the sexual orientation of the official, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to provide funds to States and Indian Tribes for the purpose of promoting economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through the reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by coal mining carried out before August 3, 1977, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to create an innovation zone initiative, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — To change the address of the postal facility designated in honor of Captain Humayun Khan.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to extend the period during which certain reclamation fees are required to be paid.

Cosponsored — Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to improve the public service loan forgiveness program.

Cosponsored — World War I Valor Medals Review Act

Cosponsored — A bill to promote democracy and human rights in Burma, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a scholarship program for educators of rural students and provide for loan forgiveness for rural educators, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide professional development grants for rural elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to establish an Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students with Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to improve the public service loan forgiveness program, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to establish a career pathway grant program.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the earned income and child tax credits, and for other purposes.